Abstract: A golf club wiping and cleaning device is positioned by clipping it onto the upper side wall of a golf shoe in a position for wiping the club's face. The device provides a base portion and a replaceable cartridge with sliding engagement into the base. The base provides a clip on the back side of the base portion for shoe attachment.

Abstract: This invention is a foldable material having a surface appropriate for manual, contact maintenance, such as a cloth, of such size as to enable the folding of the cloth into parallel panels, each of which is approximately hand-sized. Each of the panels can be visually discriminated from the others by a line imprinted on the panel surface, and each of the panels is sequentially numbered. The foldable material is folded in half and sewn along the long end forming a sleeve. The invention also includes the method of using the foldable material by following a series of directions as to how to fold the material and then using each of the panels in a preferred order of use, thus maximizing the use of the surface area of the material and eliminating waste or contamination.

Abstract: A stopper remover for a wine bottle, providing a movable and a fixed U-shaped jaws. The fixed jaw develops leverage against the sloping surface of the neck of the bottle while the movable jaw engages the stopper. A screw develops mechanical advantage for separating the jaws to pull the cork. The movable jaw is easily replaceable with a jaw of alternate configuration so that the device is useful for a range of stopper types. A return spring is used to allow the movable jaw to be reset more easily. A set of chamfers are positioned on the movable and fixed jaws to force the stopper to a central desired position on the movable jaw and the fixed jaw to a central desired position on the bottle. A stopper catcher is positioned so that the stopper cannot fly off.

Abstract: A shopping cart has a vertically movable horizontal shelf that is normally positioned near the upper rim of the basket of the cart. The shelf is spring biased so that as it becomes loaded with shopping items, it tends to move downwardly within the basket. The upwardly oriented unloaded position of the shelf allows the cart to be nested with another such cart for storage. The shelf is mounted to the front wall of the cart on a pair of spaced apart telescoping tracks with springs biasing the shelf in the upward position. As the shelf is unloaded it tends to move upwardly thereby making it easier to unload the shopping cart.

Abstract: A device having means for dispensing a single swab at one time from a rolled inventory of swabs mounted on a continuous strip defines a means for unrolling the inventory and a means for detaching each swab in turn from the strip. A support roll is positioned to provide a rigid backing to the strip so that as the strip passes a chute, an upfacing edge of the chute wedges itself between the swab and the backing, thereby prying the swab from the backing and urging it into the dispensing chute. Transparent walls of the device provide visibility of the inventory.

Abstract: An add-on shading device provides additional protection both laterally and downwardly with respect to the standard automobile visor. It includes a screen that is partially transparent so that one may be partially shaded while still having adequate vision during driving. A glove engages over the visor and is able to be shifted left or right so as to adapt for lateral shading requirements. A downwardly extending screen attaches to the glove adjustably, so that it may be positioned at a desired height. A side extending tab is positioned to provide improved holding and positioning capability of the screen on the glove.

Abstract: A cylindrical body with a flexible sheath at one end is mountable onto the end of a penis. With a partial vacuum drawn within the body through a one-way valve mounted in the wall of the body, the device is fixed to the penis securely. A weight may be hung from an eyelet of the body for stretching the penis. A plug provides a means for admitting air into the body for removing the device. A cone shaped wrap is secured to the penis in order to prevent the glans-penis from swelling. This wrap provides an air bladder in contact with the glans-penis to counteract swelling when the vacuum is drawn.

Abstract: A maintenance scheduling device having a face plate with a front surface providing a plurality of aligned maintenance item description labels, a plurality of recommended interval description labels, a plurality of aligned numeral wheel assemblies for displaying last service maintenance and a plurality of aligned numeral wheel assemblies for displaying next service maintenance. The device may also include a programmable electrical signal processor interconnected with a power source, an odometer of the vehicle, and a memory device containing recommended maintenance mileage information for each maintenance item, the processor serving to signal a user when a recommended service interval has elapsed on the actual mileage recorded on the odometer. The device opens to reveal a set of maintenance guide charts for the vehicle of choice.

Abstract: A golf putting mat provides a pair of parallel raised portions separated for defining a putting stoke path. Each of the raised portions are constructed as a tubular sleeve with a rigid insert. Each of the sleeves accept two inserts arranged colinearly. The inserts are removable for folding the mat for compact portability. The mat provides a top layer of a golf green simulating material, a bottom layer providing support and non-slip characteristics and a middle layer for preventing the mat from being stretched out of shape when standing upon it.

Abstract: An inflatable seating cushion provides intermeshed cell structures so that air pressure changes from one of the cell structures to the next provides for improved comfort during long sitting periods. A manual selection switch allows an inflation means to be interconnected with any one of the cell structures. An alternate inflation fixture provides a means for inflating all of the cell structures simultaneously.

Abstract: The described tire deflation device is used when it is necessary to deflate a tire rapidly, especially when the tire is not to be fully deflated. A tool within the device is able to engage the tire valve in order to unscrew it from the valve stem. The tire valve stem is engaged, by a housing wall within which the tool slides. The tool is manipulated at a free proximal end of the housing wall and is able to rotate and slide longitudinally within the housing wall. The tool includes a seal which prevents tire air from reaching an aperture in the housing wall when the tool is at one end of the housing wall, and uncovers the aperture when positioned at the other. In one embodiment, a collar, engagable with a pressure gauge, slides on the outside of the housing wall and is able to be positioned so that the aperture and pressure gauge are interconnected, and alternately positioned to vent the tire.

Abstract: A transducer device for converting mechanical motion into an electrical output, consists of an inductance, a flexible support and a permanent magnet positioned in approximately colinear alignment, the nature of the flexible support being such that the inductance and the permanent magnet are free to move mutually independently. The magnetic fields of the permanent magnet and the inductance are mutually interactive, and when the flexible support moves even slightly, it causes the magnet to move, which in turn induces changes in the self-inductance of the inductance and thus the resonance of the circuit, so as to convert the mechanical motion into an electrical output. This inventive transducer device may be implemented in a wide variety of different circuits to serve various functions, but it is particularly suited for use in an alarm device having one or more alarm or warning means.

Abstract: A disaster support apparatus provides a compact enclosure within which a power supply energizes a circuit providing emergency lighting, radio wave and audible beacons activated by violent earthquake motion, a low level illumination for those attempting to find the apparatus in case of a flood or cave-in, a series of prerecorded medical advice statements activated at the press of a selector switch, a radio receiver, air sampling sensors, tied into the audible alarm, and storage capacity for medical and sustenance supplies and other equipment. The unit provides a wall attachment feature for mounting the unit in its standby mode, but the unit may be removed for portable use.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for storing and dispensing a beverage such as beer or wine. An outer insulated vessel encloses a replaceable inner vessel which holds the beverage. The inner vessel provides a valve controlled spout which is auto-positioned into engagement with a dispensing tube attached to the outer vessel when the vessels are in place. A hole in the outer vessel allows a handle to be brought into contact with the valve by external actuation so that the beverage enjoys the thermal protection of the outer vessel while being, itself, a light weight and easily replaced unit.